Title:
Paramount Theatre interior construction.
Record Type:
theaters (buildings)
Record Type:
Art Deco
Record Type:
interior architecture (object genre)
Record Type:
motion picture theaters
Record Type:
performing arts centers
Record Type:
renovation
Record Type:
architectural conservation
Record Type:
photography (discipline)
Record Type:
photographs
Record Type:
photographic prints
Date:
2000 - 2015
Description:
Two stacked photos of The Paramount Theatre's main house, before and after renovation. The land on which the Paramount stands has a history of earlier performance spaces dating back to 1836. Former spaces include the Melodeon, Gaiety, and Bijou. The Paramount Theatre first opened its doors on February 25, 1932 as one of the premiere art deco movie palaces built by Paramount Studios, but it closed in 1976 and fell into disrepair. Emerson purchased the building in 2005. Architects from the firm Elkus Manfredi worked with Evergreene Architectural Arts to replicate the paint and decorative motifs throughout the theatre and restore it to its original appearance. Emerson College reopened the Paramount Theatre to the public in March 2010. Today, the Paramount Center includes the adjoining "arcade" building providing theater space, film screening room, rehearsal rooms, classrooms, and a dormitory. Info sources: Boston Globe (3/3/2010); ArtsEmerson.org; Emerson.edu (Paramount Mainstage).
Extent:
10 x 7.53 in.
Subject:
Boston
Collection:
RG 004.05 Office of Communication & Marketing Prints and Negatives Collection
Location:
Emerson College Archives and Special Collections
Rights Restrictions:
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Access Restrictions:
No known access restrictions
Language:
English
Identifier:
batch1_010a.jpg
